Artist of the Week III – Quiz #14

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2019 Artists of the Week (so far): George Harrison, Notorious B.I.G., Amy Winehouse, Van Halen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mariah Carey, Elton John, Gorillaz, Led Zeppelin, Aretha Franklin, Cheap Trick, Can, Kanye West

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My thanks to all who have participated in the “Artist of the Week” quizzes so far.

Congrats to all those who correctly identified Kanye West last week.

The results after 13 weeks (as of Thursday evening – results submitted after that time will be added next week):

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Ready for Quiz #14?

Magnifique!

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Quiz Rules/Format
(Same as last year, feel free to skip to the quiz if you know the rules already)

Your Task: Name the mystery Artist, ideally with as few clues as possible.

Correctly guess the artist on the first clue? 500 points.

After scrolling down to the second clue? 400 points.

Still don’t know after the fifth clue? 0 points, but a crisp high-five for participating.

I’ll use google translate to put the correct answer at the bottom in Arabic (if you read Arabic, that’s fantastic, but no cheating by reading ahead!) and you can translate it back to the language of your choice to confirm your answer.

In the comments, please enter your POINTS earned (not the artist name) and I’ll keep track of the running totals in a spreadsheet.

In addition to eternal bragging rights, the winner at the end of the year may even get something as prestigious as a digital certificate.

Here goes!

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Artist of the Week #14
Record POINTS Earned (Not Artist Name) in the comments
(scroll down for additional clues)

For:

500 points………………..When this band formed in 1967, the initial bassist’s name was Bob Brunning (though he was quickly replaced by John McVie, who remains the group’s bass player 5+ decades later)

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400 points………………..Classic scene from Flight of the Conchords:

Murray: I’ve told you. When you are in a band, you don’t get with your bandmate’s girlfriend. Past or present.
Jemaine: Yes, well, thanks for that.
Murray: You get a love triangle, you know, a (____this group name_____) situation. Although there was four of them, so more of a love square. But you know, no-one gets on.
Jemaine: Ok, I see.
Murray: Mind you, they did make some of their best music back then.
Bret: Rumours?
Murray: No. No, it’s all true.

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300 points……………….They have a pair of albums on the 1001 list, both from the Stevie Nicks-era lineup of the group: 1979’s Tusk & the aforementioned Rumours (from 1977)

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200 points………………..Two-word band name: the first word is the same as drummer Mick’s surname (or a combination of synonyms for swift+timber) & the second word is a type of computer produced by Apple

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100 points………………..The artist is F___________ M___

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Answer:  فليتوود ماك

(Please post your points earned in the comments section)

Thanks for playing!

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Verbalize the Positive

Rumours was their 11th studio album – amazing to see a group hit its commercial peak at that stage of their career!